Apache Design Solutions to Present at SAME 2006.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Apache Design Solutions, the technology leader in full-chip dynamic power and noise solutions for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, today announced that the company will present a paper on the impact of power supply and signal cross-talk noise on clock jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle at the ninth annual SAME 2006 Conference being held October 4-5, 2006 in Sophia Antipolis Sophia Antipolis is a technology park northwest of Antibes and southwest of Nice, France. Much of the park falls within the commune of Valbonne. Created in 1970~84, it houses primarily companies in the fields of computing, electronics, pharmacology and biotechnology. , France. [TABLE OMITTED] The presentation highlights, Apache's PsiWinder, a Spiced based timing analysis solution, which analyzes clock jitter in the presence of simultaneous power-grid and signal coupling noise. In addition, the presentation will share the dynamic nature of power grid noise and its impact on timing as designs move to 90nm processes and below. Also highlighted are signal cross talk, simultaneous switching noise and dynamic voltage drop Noun 1. voltage drop - a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing free fall, drop, dip, fall - a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary , all of which must be accounted for concurrently with higher operating frequencies and design complexities. About Apache Design Solutions Apache is an EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. software supplier of innovative next-generation silicon integrity platforms for low-power, high-performance system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs. By considering all sources of noise that impacts the design -- such as power, signal, package / system IO, substrate, and temperature -- Apache's silicon signoff platform enables designers of leading networking, wireless, communication, consumer, and semiconductor companies to detect, fix, and prevent design weaknesses that can result in reduced yield or failed silicon. Apache's vendor-neutral platform enables designers to adopt any industry-standard physical design flow and is certified by TSMC's 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0 Reference Flow (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TSM TSM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Transportation System Management TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (stock symbol) TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ). Apache has direct sales and support offices worldwide with over 40 customers, including 7 of the top 10 semiconductor companies. For more information, visit www.apache-da.com. |
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